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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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abusive sexual contact

0Is there any significant difference between abusive sexual contact and sexual violence?02br
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00Which category should rape fall under? What about groping breasts? (sorry, I can't find an educated phrase to describe this act. I'd appreciate if you could tell me.)02br
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0Violence, is well, violent. Abusive sexual contact may not necessarily be violent. Rape may or may not be violent.

— Pter

  • 0Violence, is well, violent.
  • Abusive sexual contact may not necessarily be violent.
  • Rape may or may not be violent.
  • Another name for rape is non-consensual ***.
  • The key is whether the party involved consent to the act.
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0Violence, is well, violent. Abusive sexual contact may not necessarily be violent. Rape may or may not be violent. Another name for rape is non-consensual ***. The key is whether the party involved consent to the act. Raping someone using so called date rape drug often does not involve violence.02br
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00Abusive does not necessarily mean physical violence.
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0Hi New2grammar02br
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0Thanks Pter and Yoong Liat.02br
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00Pter, your explanation is good. One more thing, can you give me a scenario02br
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00BAsed on your explanation, you seem to suggest that rape is a case of abusive sexual contact.02br
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0I would say any type of non-consentual contact has the potentail to be considered abusive.0-
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0 This may sound stupid. Can I say any non-consensual contact is potentially sexually abusive depending on the recipient's interpretation?0-
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0As I've said, 01i00abusive02i00 does not necessarily mean physical violence. The attacker may abuse his/her authority over the victim or abuse the trust of the victim. Yes, I'd also think that any type of non-consensual contact is likely to be considered abusive. 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Can I say any non-consensual contact is potentially sexually abusive depending on the recipient's interpretation?12blockquote
10 I would say so. The mental state of the recipient may even cause a misinterpretation of the contact.02br
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0Thanks, GG, Pter and CJ. This will help me appreciate similar articles better. Of course, there's a lot more to learn on this topic.0-
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0By the way, is there an educated phrase for the act of groping *******? Anyone?0-
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0Please allow me to pitch in my 2 cents. “Abuse” is any form of mistreatment which can be verbal, physical, mental and lastly sexual in nature. It depends on how it’s used in the context. 02br
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00Sexual abuse is always associated with a certain degree of violence. 00 00On the other hand, a00 child may not necessarily be physically beaten in a child abuse case.
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